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“How did you have the time to make that?” ✂️
Read more: “How did you have the time to make that?” ✂️Making art is a survival strategy for me. When people see my writing or art they often ask me “How do you have the time?” I make because I must. My brain is a very busy place. Making is one of the only things that turns spiraling thoughts “off.” When I get into monotropic flow…
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Playing with Color
Read more: Playing with ColorWhile I wait for more books from the printer I am having fun with September’s zine. This month’s zine is an exploration of form and color. I’ve had this idea of photographing color curated objects for a few years, but my lighting has never been good enough to fulfill the vision. This scanner can do…
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Our book has gone to print! 🚀
Read more: Our book has gone to print! 🚀The finalized files are officially uploaded to our book printers! So the book is… done?? It doesn’t feel real to me yet. My hands are going to be full for the next week or two while I’m in fulfillment mode. We ran into some final challenges with our hardcover printer who removed the $5 USPS…
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Pause for Autistic Joy 🌈🧠✨
Read more: Pause for Autistic Joy 🌈🧠✨Not long ago, I got tunnel vision on admin for my creative work and wasn’t allowing myself time for joy. I’m not sure how it is for neurotypicals, but for autistic people (and neurodivergent humans more broadly), our interests are a very powerful tool for regulation. Times when I made didn’t make time for autistic…
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Queer Joy 🏳️🌈
Read more: Queer Joy 🏳️🌈This one is for the queers. Instead of educating others this Pride month I decided to revel in some queer joy.
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What is overstimulation?
Read more: What is overstimulation?Sensory differences are a common neurodivergent trait. Overstimulation happens when sensory input is too much. I made this video to visualized my lived experience of overstimulated. (There’s also a shorter 30 second version here.) Support Tools Browse a list of support ideass for sensory processing and neurodivergence here. Learn More You can learn more about…
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Dysregulation at the kid’s museum 💥
Read more: Dysregulation at the kid’s museum 💥STORY TIME! I have a love hate relationship with the children’s museum. The exhibits are so cool and interactive. But the acoustics are difficult and when there are large groups of children it can quickly become very overstimulating. This week we noticed a lot people seemed to be out of town on vacation. So we…
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Small Progress is Progress 🐌
Read more: Small Progress is Progress 🐌We’re still under the weather so a gentle update today. The title comes from a small work I collected from neurodivergent artist Meg Fatharly. It’s a nice reminder when live starts life-ing and I have to slow down the pace. How it Feels to Me Gracie’s finished up all the interior edits for How it…
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Help us spread the word? 🦋 🐝 🐞
Read more: Help us spread the word? 🦋 🐝 🐞Last month we sent How it Feels to Me out to beta readers and have been completely blown away. And we’re officially recruiting a book launch team! In case you missed it here is the cover reveal (and a peek inside!) Help us spread the word by joining our launch team… the Pollinator Pals. There…
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“Creativity Regulates My Nervous System” Neuro Nest Podcast Ep. 1
Read more: “Creativity Regulates My Nervous System” Neuro Nest Podcast Ep. 1Relaunching my podcast as The Neuro Nest. I’ll be alternating solo episodes and inviting guests on to talk about their creative projects. I hope this podcast will be valuable for neurotypicals to learn about neurodivergent experience and for ND folks to feel less alone. The first episode is a bit of a re-introduction so new…
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